Lee County, IA –
Canton, MO
The federal government will help Canton, Missouri develop a downtown walking trail.
The city will receive nearly $160,000 in transportation enhancement funds for the Canton Levee Trail and Scenic Overlook project.
The walking trail would run along the top of the downtown levee, from roughly College Street to Montgomery Street. The project also includes viewing areas and educational kiosks.
The federal money will cover most of the cost of the walking trail. The city and the local tourism board will pay for the rest.
Van Buren County, IA
Elected representatives and employees of Van Buren County are in line for pay increases next year.
The Board of Supervisors has agreed to boost the county sheriff's salary by 3% starting July 1. The county attorney, auditor, recorder, and treasurer will get 1%.
The supervisors also authorized raises ranging from 1% - 3% for non-union workers. They did choose to freeze their own salaries, though, for next year.
Kahoka, MO
The Clark County R-1 School District will be skipping the April 5th Municipal Election in Missouri.
There are four seats up for grabs on the district's board of education. Just four people filed to run.
Chapter 115 of Missouri's election law allows a government body (except a city or county) to skip an election if the number of candidates matches the number of open seats.
The four people who filed to run for the Clark County R-1 School Board will be sworn in about one week after the election.
Des Moines County, IA
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors has rejected a proposal to increase the salaries of the county's eight elected representatives by roughly 1%.
Chairman Bob Beck says, given the county's financial situation, raises should not be an option.
Deputies will not be getting a raise either, come July 1, as their salaries are linked to the elected representatives they serve.
Department heads and non-union employees could be in line for a wage freeze, depending on whether the county's union workers are willing to forgo previously negotiated wage hikes.